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By David R. Martin, Claudia Lauer and Michael R. Sisak | Associated PressARLINGTON, Va. — Authorities said Sunday they have recovered the remains of 55 of the 67 people killed in the deadliest U.S. air disaster since 2001.Washington, D.C. Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly said at a news conference that divers still need to find the bodies of 12 more victims and are committed to the dignified recovery of remains as they prepare to lift wreckage from the Potomac River as early as Monday morning.“Reuniting those lost in this tragic incident is really what keeps us all going,” said…

By ERIC TUCKERWASHINGTON (AP) — The association representing thousands of FBI agents urged congressional leaders Monday to protect the jobs of employees at risk of punishment or possibly termination over their participation in investigations into the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.The letter from the FBI Agents Association, which represents the interests of more than 14,000 current and retired agents, follows the revelation that thousands of employees were asked over the weekend to complete a detailed questionnaire about their involvement in Jan. 6 investigations.Separately Monday, Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee wrote to Trump’s picks to run the…

West Hills native and Agoura High graduate Savy King is retuning to Southern California with Angel City FC.King, a defender, who was the No. 2 overall pick by Bay FC in the 2024 NWSL Draft out of North Carolina, was acquired in exchange for $200,000 in intra-league transfer funds, plus an additional $100,000 in 2026. The trade was announced Monday.King, 19, was the third-youngest draftee in league history after leaving UNC following her freshman year. She made 20 appearances last season for Bay FC (1,220 minutes).King was a member of the U.S. team that finished third at the U-20 World…

Billionaire developer Rick Caruso announced Monday the launch of a foundation dedicated to accelerating the rebuilding and recovery of communities devastated by January’s wildfires in the Los Angeles region.Caruso said the initiative, dubbed Steadfast LA, aims to bridge the gap between public and private sectors to fast-track recovery efforts in Pacific Palisades, Malibu, Altadena and other fire-impacted communities.“Rebuilding these communities and getting people back in their homes isn’t just our responsibility — it’s our job, and we’re rolling up our sleeves to make it happen, full stop,” Caruso said in a statement.Then Los Angeles mayoral Candidate Rick Caruso is seen…

Shrouded in dense fog early Monday, a line of vehicles snaked in both directions along the narrow single lanes of Pacific Coast Highway in the Pacific Palisades area, marking the full reopening of the famed highway after last month’s devasting wildfire that ravaged the adjoining hillside neighborhoods.The slow-moving traffic was flanked by a litany of work trucks, contractors, cleanup crews and law enforcement working in and around the outer lanes.Along with the renewed flow of vehicles, which began at 8 a.m. after weekend confusion involving details of the highway’s full reopening, local businesses also announced that they were starting to…

By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAYWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Samoa’s top health official on Monday denounced as “a complete lie” remarks that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made during his bid to become U.S. health secretary, rejecting his claim that some who died in the country’s 2019 measles epidemic didn’t have the disease.“We don’t know what was killing them,” Kennedy said during tense U.S. Senate hearings last week on whether he should oversee the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, suggesting that the cause of the 83 deaths — mostly of children under age 5 — was unclear.“It’s a total fabrication,” Samoa…

LOS ANGELES — The only way for his USC men’s basketball team to win in the Big Ten, Eric Musselman has realized, is to collectively ascend to a sort of higher focus for 40 minutes of basketball.At times, they’re simply out-talented, as Musselman pointed out Saturday night. At times, other programs simply have more depth. The margin for error has been razor-thin, in a conference where “everybody is beating everybody,” as USC point guard Desmond Claude put it. Northwestern (12-10, 3-8 Big Ten), which USC travels 1,745 miles to face Tuesday, currently sits at 16th in the Big Ten but…

By COLLIN BINKLEY WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is opening new investigations into allegations of antisemitism at five U.S. universities including Columbia and the University of California, Berkeley, the Education Department announced Monday. Related Articles National Politics | Texas National Guard can now arrest and detain people who illegally enter the US National Politics | ACLU sues over Trump shutting down asylum access at the southern border National Politics | How Trump’s pledge to punish South Africa reflects Musk’s criticism of the country he grew up in National Politics | Tariff threats take aim at fentanyl trafficking. Here’s how…

State Farm General requested a 22% emergency rate hike in California on Monday, Feb. 3 to cover losses from the Los Angeles County wildfires and stop its “financial deterioration,” the company wrote in a letter filed with the state’s insurance commission.The property insurer, the state’s largest and a subsidiary State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., said it has received more than 8,700 claims from the Jan. 7 fires in Pacific Palisades and Altadena areas. The company said it has paid more than $1 billion to customers.The company is seeing signs of rapid deterioration of its capital structure, according to the…

By NADIA LATHANAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas National Guard soldiers can arrest and detain people for entering the U.S. illegally from Mexico under an agreement with the Trump administration that expands the military’s role in immigration enforcement.The new authority is a shift for the Guard and the military broadly, which has been limited to a supporting role for the Border Patrol. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott gave Texas Guard members the power to arrest migrants on trespassing charges in 2021, but that order was limited to encounters on border landowners’ private property.Texas’ pact with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, signed Friday,…